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This Day in History for October 8 – Great Chicago Fire Begins and More
This Day in History for October 8 – Great Chicago Fire Begins and More
This Day in History for October 8 – Great Chicago Fire Begins and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire begins and goes on to kill 250 people, leave 100,000 people homeless, and destroy thousands of buildings (More info) 1956 – The New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history (More info)
This Day in History for September 28 – Penicillin Discovered and More
This Day in History for September 28 – Penicillin Discovered and More
This Day in History for September 28 – Penicillin Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 48 BC – Upon landing in Egypt, Roman general and politician Pompey the Great is murdered on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt (More info) 1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the so-called Black Sox Scandal (More info)
This Day in Sports History — September 27
This Day in Sports History — September 27
This Day in Sports History — September 27
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on September 27: 1930 — Bobby Jones became the first golfer to win all four major tournaments in a single year by capturing the US national amateur championship at the Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pa...

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